N2N Gallery is extremely pleased to invite all aspiring and established artists in Abu Dhabi to work with and
learn from the Crimean artist Olga Grigorieva-Klimova, finely educated from the Crimean Art College and
the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture. She lives and works in Crimea and since 2007, she has
actively participated in the republican (Crimean), Russian and all of the Ukrainian exhibitions. Her works are
displayed in the Kiev Museum of Modern Art, as well as kept in private collections in Ukraine, Russia, the
United States of America, Taiwan, Poland, Romania, China, Switzerland and Great Britain.

The professional approach of the master class is designed to acquaint and deepen knowledge of the basic
principles of painting, drawing, composition, tonal and colour relations. You will work from scratch and that
will allow you to master the understanding of the whole vision of nature or any image. As a background for
the portrait, you will use an abstract coloured acrylic substrate inculcating your ideas of colours and colour
combinations with appropriate guidance and suggestions from the master.(You may also choose to work
with a plain or a background of your choice.) Under the gentle guidance of the artist, you shall then focus
on observing and getting the knowledge of the basic elements of creating a portrait. You will pay attention
on the proportions, and the coordination of the eyes with your hand holding the brush. You shall learn how
to build a composition, to select and use the colour palette and apply the paint. You will come out of the
master class knowing how to independently compose a portrait from sketch to the final artwork. Everyone
can work on their own level and under a coherent guidance of the artist you will be able to go beyond your
own expectations.

According to Olga, an ideal portrait shouldn’t be identical to a photograph, but should also depict the
individual’s emotions and insight and this not just depends on learning the techniques of painting, but also
on the interaction of the artist with the person. Olga thrives to liberalize herself and her students of the
cliché of their inherent artistic prejudices and incorporate their portrait’s comprehension with honesty and
integrity.

Olga’s art is not just extraordinary, but precarious and remarkable! As a humble artist, she doesn’t limit
herself in any strata of medium or ideas and thus allowing her to create the miracle in her works. We
indubitably believe in her art and absolutely expect an enlightening and distinctive experience for our
students.

The culmination of the course will be a final masterpiece, which will be exhibited as a part of a
group exhibition in the N2N Gallery on the graduation day!

Venue: N2N Gallery in the Al Ain Tower, Khalidiyah (ground floor, entrance through Costa Coffee shop)
Master classes duration: 5 classes (total duration of 16 hours); from 20th to 24th of April, 2019
Graduation evening: 25thth April, 2019
Timings:
Part 1: Saturday, 20th April
10.00 – 13.00 (break) 14.30 – 17.30
Part 2: Sunday – Wednesday, April 21, 22, 23, 24
Morning group 10.00 – 13.00 / Evening group 18.30 – 21.30
Registration: To confirm your participation, please provide us the filled registration form and proof of payment for the
course by April 1st, 2019
Course fee: 1,785.00 AED / person (excluding supplies)

Master Class Structure:
1st Day: Background Creation
Production of acrylic colours in 0.3 l containers, which is necessary for creating an abstract substrate. You
shall then pursue the performance of the abstract substrate with the master’s guidance. (You may also
choose to work with a plain or a background of your choice).
Second stage: Observation and Analysis
Artist will start with explaining the basics of the composition. Directly on the canvas, she will then paint a
portrait of the model, detailing the process (the placement and size of the head in the format, the
proportions of the face etc.). She will then pursue with the layout of the main colour spots. You shall be
observing carefully the process, raising your doubts and understanding the method. Learning and
approaching this way shall help to ease the way of understanding many concepts that are usually told in
art.
2nd to 4th Day: Detailing & Completion of the Work:
Under the constant guidance of the artist and acknowledging all the previously acquired knowledge you
shall start working on the portrait of your model, eventually bringing your composition to life!

List of supplies required for the master class:
1. Field Easel
2. Palette (wooden or plastic, big or medium size)
3. Oil paint: 120ml titanium white (2 pc);
46ml: ocher red, ochre yellow light, kraplak violet or red durable, cadmium red light, cadmium orange,
cadmium yellow light, Indian yellow, ultramarine light, ceruleum blue or royal blue, Phthalocyanina blue
(master class brend), English green light (Pebeo) or yellow-green, olive green or viridone green, cobalt
green, cobalt greed light, coral pink, ultramarine violet, natural sienna, umbra burn, mars black.
4. Brushes: range from small to large (№1-№10) – flat, long hard natural bristle; one with pointy or round
synthetic bristle – №2
5. Odorless thinner
6. Palette knive: medium (approx. size 4sm)
7. Container for mixing paint – 0,3 L – 3 pc
8. Primed cardboard A4 size – 2 pc (for paint sketching)
9. Oiler single metal or plastic
10. Canvas: 40×50 or 50×60
Other materials required:
– Apron to protect clothing
– Cloth for wiping brushes
– Kitchen towels or toilet paper

*Please note that paint might drop on to clothing in the process of painting, wear something that is allowed
to get messy